Final tranche of economic package announced – PSUs to health and education

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the fifth and final tranche of the ₹ 20 lakh crores Atmanirbhar Bharat economic package. The final tranche of the Self-Reliant India economic package focused on the health sector, ease of doing business, online education, MNREGA, decriminalisation of Companies Act, Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), and state governments. MNREGA …

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Fourth tranche of economic package announced – Policy reforms in 8 sectors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the fourth tranche of the ₹ 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat economic package. The fourth tranche of Self Reliant India economic package focused on structural reforms of 8 sectors – coal, minerals, defence production, civil aviation, power distribution, social infrastructure, space, and atomic energy. Policy Reforms to fast-track …

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Third tranche of Economic Package announced – focus on Agriculture and allied activities

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the third tranche of Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package. The first tranche of economic package focussed on MSMEs and NBFCs. The second tranche of economic package focused on migrant labours, street vendors, poor, and small traders. The third tranche of economic package focuses on agriculture and allied activities. Following measures …

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Finance Minister announces second tranche of Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the second tranche of Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package. The package focused on providing relief to migrant labours, street vendors, migrant urban poor, small traders self-employed people, and small farmers. Following measures were announced today: Free food grains supply to migrants for 2 months Additional food grain to all the …

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Franklin Templeton closed 6 Debt Funds. What does it mean for the investors? Here’s what the company says

The Corona Virus incident had shaken the entire health. Many countries have declared a nationwide lockdown to prevent from spreading. It is not only posing serious threats to the health sector but also to the financial sector. Stock markets across the globe have made new bottoms. To address the economic concerns, RBI has made several …

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[Highlights] Finance Minister announce Special economic package to support businesses, especially MSMEs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced a Special economic package of ₹ 20 lakh crores – equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP. He gave a clarion call for आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान or Self-Reliant India Movement. He also outlined five pillars of Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand. Today, Finance Minister Nirmala …

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India’s fight against Corona is people driven : PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat, April 2020

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Addressing the 11th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that India’s fight against Corona is people-driven and along with the people, the government and the administration are fighting the pandemic. He said each and every citizen of the country is a soldier in this battle and they are leading …

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RBI cuts reverse repo rate by 25 bps to 3.75%

In a bid to address the economic concerns due to COVID-19, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das today slashed the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent, repo rate remains unchanged at 4.40 per cent. Last month, the RBI had advanced its monetary policy committee (MPC) meet where …

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How to boost your immunity? Ministry of AYUSH has some tips for you

Today, while addressing the nation, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had announced the extension of lockdown period till May 3, 2020, and had urged the nation to continue the fight against the global pandemic coronavirus disease. PM had also asked the people of the country to enhance their body’s immunity, by following the measures issued …

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World Health Day: Seven Tips to Stay Healthy

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What is the greatest wealth? If you ask this question to me, I would say health is the greatest wealth. Good health can increase your happiness. Health is Wealth. The World Health Organization (WHO) observers World Health Day on April 7 every year. This year, the world health day has come at a difficult time …

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